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Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 507
- Against
- 31
- Abstained
- 35
roll-call vote at 13:11 · 88% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0226
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the shortcomings and deficiencies of Venezuela's Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence of 19 February 2026.§1: source passage in the text The text welcomes the release of political prisoners but regrets that full, transparent and consistent implementation, with independent monitoring, has not been met.§1: source passage in the text It condemns the U.S. military interference, calls for accountability for serious human rights violations, and urges the EU and member states to support democratic reforms and humanitarian aid.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 2 for, 17 against, 9 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 113 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 65 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 138 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 66 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 55 for, 0 against, 11 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 19 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 13 against, 8 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
19 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (113 of 114). Abstained: 1
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania)
ECR voted for (66 of 68). Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece)
Patriots voted for (55 of 66). Abstained: 11
Anna Bryłka (Poland), Antonín Staněk (Czechia), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Georg Mayer (Austria)
6 more from Patriots
Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Majbritt Birkholm (Denmark), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
ESN voted for (19 of 24). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Ivan David (Czechia, against), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, abstained), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, abstained), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, abstained), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 7 rejected). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.